Revive
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Revive
Revive (/rɪˈvaɪv/), from the Latin revivere meaning "to live again", is a term used in the medical field to denote the restoration of life or consciousness to someone who is unconscious, not breathing, or appears dead.
Pronunciation
The term is pronounced as ri-vahyv.
Etymology
The term 'Revive' originates from the Latin word revivere which means "to live again". It is a combination of re- meaning "again" and vivere meaning "to live".
Related Terms
- Resuscitation: The act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness.
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): A lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies, including a heart attack or near drowning, in which someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.
- Defibrillation: A treatment for life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias and ventricular fibrillation.
- Life support: The treatment and technology utilized in hospitals to keep a person alive when their essential body functions would otherwise stop.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Revive
- Wikipedia's article - Revive
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski